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The monies raised at the 1978-1981 Reunion that took place on the weekend of November 30th to December 1st 2013 was used, along with an additional contribution from the Insight Centre for Data Analytics at NUI Galway, to provide ten laptops for the students in a Zambian school supported by the Alan Kerins Projects charity.

Thank you to all those people that attended that wonderful weekend and in the process helped such a worthy cause that has strong links to our own alma mater.

Below is a letter from Pearse O'Toole of the Alan Kerins Projects.

Le beannacht,

Brendan Smith

Llando one of the Zambian students being presented with a laptop by Alan Kerins

Dear Brendan & Team,

This is a quick note to say a huge Thank
You for your recent donation of 10 laptops to the Alan Kerins Projects.

Alan Kerins Projects have been working in
Western Zambia since 2005. We have supported and continue to support
orphanages, schools and rehabilitation centres for some of the most inspiring
children one could ever meet. A partnership between ourselves and The
Presentation Sisters has allowed hundreds of children to benefit from our
‘Education for All’ programme throughout the past 10 years. Last year saw the
first of the children from the orphanage there continue on to third level
education. This was a milestone for all involved and a very emotional one at
that.

As part of a ’Discovery’ trip to Zambia we
carried with us 10 laptops kindly donated by your group. Handing over these laptops
to students about to embark on third level education will stand out as one of
the most emotional moments in the participants lives. The pride and
determination beaming from each student as they received their new gift was a
telling experience for us all.

Your generosity has enabled the next
generation of teachers, doctors and engineers in a land so rich in
determination. For this we say ‘Míle Buíochas’.

3.00pm Official Welcome by Maria O'Malley followed by entertaining lecture from Professor Hubert McDermott (above) on 'Education & Stress Management' that includes humorous extracts from the exam papers of the classes of 1978 & 1979!Venue: D'Arcy Thompson Theatre

70s Pop Music EXTRA!!!!!!!GUEST APPEARANCE FROM THE GREAT'KELLY & TAYLOR BAND'First reunion of the band in decades(They were just waiting for us to return!) Register Now!Book your place by contacting Carly in the Alumni Office on + 353 (0)91 493750 or email alumninuigalway.ie. Booking forms are available at the NUIG Alumni websiteFor further information, please contact the organising committee at bspeedie@eircom.net

Table Tennis Club '78

SU Shop- Nuala Lardner

USIT Travel Office -Joy & Cepta

Students' Union President '77/'78 Mike Jennings

GOT ANY PHOTOS OF UCG?

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT APPROPRIATE THEMATIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF COLLEGE LIFE DURING THE LATE 1970s, PLEASE EMAIL THEM FOR CONSIDERATION TO bspeedie@eircom.net

PDS Auditor - Bartley Fannin

2008 Organising Committee

Only 6 people turned up for June's official Reunion of the Class of 1978 (Olivia Harris, Olly Foley, Maria O'Malley, Barney Callaghan, Sinead O'Neill & Speedie Smith).But we six had such a good time chatting and telling jokes that we decided to form a commitee & organise our own special event to take place in NUIG on Saturday November 22nd that would concentrate on graduates from both 1978 & 1979 as well as any one else interested in attending.